Treasury sanctions Mexican cartel members for fentanyl trafficking

Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Treasury Department announced on Tuesday it has sanctioned members of the notorious Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion in Mexico for its role in trafficking fentanyl and other illegal drugs into the United States.

The violent CJNG has helped lead the transformation of the illegal drug over the past 10 years where prescription opioids and heroin cheaper synthetic opioids like fentanyl, saturating the market with counterfeit pills.

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